at risk. DCEH's court-appointed receiver, Marc Dottore, has written to the US Department of Education that Studio Enterprise, a company designated to service former and current DCEH schools, "is taking service fees from the deal without providing any services, draining badly-needed cash from the operation." The Washington Post reported that "being kicked out of the federal student-aid programs, known as Title IV, would sound the death knell for Argosy." On February 7, 2019, Dottore asked the Department of Education for $13 million in federal student aid funds to pay stipends to students at Argosy University in Southern California. The Arizona Republic and Inside Higher Education reported that Argosy University failed to distribute more than $9 million in financial aid to its students, and "it's unclear where the money is." The Washington Post subsequently reported that the "... U.S. Education Department cut off federal student loan and grant funds last week after learning Argosy used $13 million owed to students to cover payroll and other expenses." By mid-February, the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), "students should be aware of the possibility that Argosy in Hawaii could abruptly close prior to the completion of their program." All campuses officially closed doors on March 8, 2019. At that time of the closure, many higher education institutions scrambled to support Argosy University's students to help them complete the degree programs they had started at Argosy, including Concordia University Texas, Ashford University, Indiana Wesleyan University, DeVry University, Bethel University, Walden University, and American InterContinental University, among others. Following campus closings, Argosy teachers and staff said that they had not received their final paychecks. Former campuses Online Phoenix Pittsburgh Art Institute of Hollywood Art Institute - Inland Empire (San Bernardino, CA) Art Institute - Santa Monica Los Angeles Orange County (Irvine, CA) Art Institute of Orange County (Santa Ana) Art Institute of San Diego San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, CA) Western State College of Law at Argosy University (Irvine, CA) Tampa Atlanta Chicago New York Twin Cities (Eagan, MN) Dallas Salt Lake City Denver Northern Virginia (Arlington, VA) Seattle Honolulu Sarasota Accreditation and rankings Argosy University was first accredited by the Higher Learning Commission in 1981 and then the WASC Senior College and University Commission in 2011 with its most recent review in 2018 at which time the school was placed on "show cause" status. Student outcomes According to the College Scorecard in 2018,